Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P43NEO3-F Motherboard vs MSI P45NEO-F Motherboard

Key differences

The MSI P43NEO3-F Motherboard has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P45NEO-F Motherboard (8 vs 6).

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Comparison of P43NEO3-F Motherboard, P45NEO-F Motherboard
28 specifications	A MSI P43NEO3-F Motherboard View product	B MSI P45NEO-F Motherboard View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	243.8 mm	243.8 mm
Depth	304.8 mm	304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio output	Yes	Yes
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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